1 Corinthians 15 - Outline

v1-2

The importance of the gospel

v3-4

The definition of the gospel

v5-7

The witnesses of Christ's resurrection

v8-10

The apostleship of Paul

v11-19

If there is no resurrection from the dead, then our faith is is vain

v20-23

Christ is like Adam, and the firstfruits of them that slept

v24-28

Then comes the end...

v29-34

Don't live for the moment

v35-43

Differences in glory

v43-53

The natural body and the spiritual body

v54-57

Death is swallowed up in victory.

v58

...your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

the lamp to burn always

Exodus 27

v20

And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.

It says, ...the lamp to burn always. (I added the emphasis.) While planning and preparing special ways (times, places, etc.) to reach out to people, we should also always keep in mind to be ready to preach the gospel.

Mark 5 - Key

v15

And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

They saw him healed, and they were afraid? Sometimes, I think that people can get afraid of the wrong thing. At that time, the Lord had done something amazing and great, but they begged Him to leave. If we are receiving Christ's love for us, then we won't have anything to fear.

Mark 4 - Key

v20

And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive [it], and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

The seeds that were planted didn't just grow into a flat amount of fruit, like 30, 60, or 100 "fruits." They grew into thirtyfold, etc. which means, thirty times as much. When the Lord's Word is spread, it doesn't just accumulate; it multiplies.

It is encouraging to think that it is possible for us to grow in the Lord and "produce fruit", by 100 times as much (to 10,000%).

Matthew 25:31-46 - Key

v40

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.

The phrase, the least of these, makes me think of certain people who don't seem very great, and are not, naturally, very easy to love. God doesn't just call us to love great people who are naturally lovable; He specifically notices how we act toward the least of these.

Application

I'll work on how I think about and act towards certain people who do not seem very great or easy to love.

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Matthew 25:31-46 - Outline

v31-33

a definite differentiation

v34-36

you reap what you sow

v37-39

surprising rewards

v40

the importance of people who seem unimportant

v41-45

surprising punishments

v46

radically different everlasting results

the tabernacle today

Exodus 26

v1

Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

The Lord's people are the place where He desires to dwell, today. Just like they were supposed to make all these things for the tabernacle, we should work hard to build up the Lord's people.